The water cycle is a natural process and earth's way of recycling it's most precious natural resource. According to nationalgeographic.org the water we experience today in all it's forms has been working through the process for 3.8 billion years! Yes, every single drop of water you encounter has a story. We've given the stages in the process some great names: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and collection to help us define the science, but what's missing? The story of the Hydrobeings. You see, 3.8 billions years ago this team came together with power, purpose, and courage to give us all a chance at life. They became the Keepers of the Water Cycle, so all life can flourish! ...or so they hope.

The Hydrobeings are always present and we can begin to imagine them each time we look out a window and observe the world around us. The goal is for students to visualize the Hydrobeings and bring their knowledge, connections, and questions into their daily life. Being conscious of their never ending presence and their message can build a life long concern for water and conservation efforts that extend beyond the seeming basic diagrams of the water cycle.

Read Hydrobeings first picture book, Keepers of the Water Cycle: Superheros Message for the World in the PDF below. Listen to an audio recording of the story by using the QR code and typing in the password: Hydrobeing5

Most likely we learned about the water cycle through songs, observations, and diagrams. After 16 years of teaching grade school, I have yet to have a physical object to hold and share while discussing the water cycle. This is a chance to provide a unique interaction with Hydrobeings. The toys, that hold the dimension of a typical hand held action figure, help lead the discussion for students to articulate each phase represented by the Hydrobeings. Listen to your students role play as the work their communication skills to tell fantasy stories, recall the water cycle's phases, or beyond! Apply the Hydrobeings purposes to help stretch to elaborate on real world weather related problems! Each Hydrobeing reminds the student of what they can do to be responsible citizens with our earth's most precious resource, water.

Creation for a cause because we care! This is a must have for anyone who is passionate about everyone having access to clean water! Purchase your "Cloud" logo t-shirt to be ready to introduce your students to the Hydrobeings! Order your T-shirts to support the ongoing 5th grade class effort towards Water For Sudan to help drill new wells, rehab existing wells, and provide hygiene training. This specific foundation was studied and supported after completing the amazing novel, A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park, during the 2020 school year. T-shirts can be used to as a potential fundraiser towards Water for Sudan. (Shirts are 80% cotton/20% recycled plastic and are white with logo on front, T-shirt & Cause are on upper middle back.)

Increase your student's concentration, memory, problem solving skills, and ignite creative conversation with our co-student/teacher created chess edition featuring the Hydrobeings! The water cycle just got more strategic! Pawns are rain drops and clouds, perfect visuals to keep the science at the forefront while promoting social learning opportunities.